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Diamond no Ace: Coach, I Want to Be a Batter, Not a Pitcher!

Chapter 46 46: Shameless Sawamura · Nov 12, 2026

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1 Chapter 1 1: Seidou High School Baseball Club 2026-11-12
2 Chapter 2 2: The Evil Duo 2026-11-12
3 Chapter 3 3: Ushijima Wakatoshi’s Strength 2026-11-12
4 Chapter 4 4: Ushijima Wakatoshi’s Surprising Batting Average 2026-11-12
5 Chapter 5 5: Silver-Level Cutter Ball 2026-11-12
6 Chapter 6 6: Those Who Work Hard Will Always Have Privileges 2026-11-12
7 Chapter 7 7: Coach Kataoka’s Recognition and Appreciation 2026-11-12
8 Chapter 8 8: Tanba vs. Ushijima 2026-11-12
9 Chapter 9 9: The Ace Who Gets Excited 2026-11-12
10 Chapter 10 10: The Last Ball 2026-11-12
11 Chapter 11 11: The First String! Position: Outfielder? 2026-11-12
12 Chapter 12 12: Seido’s Batting Lineup 2026-11-12
13 Chapter 13 13 Shocked! Ushijima, what is your ball speed? 2026-11-12
14 Chapter 14 14: Coach! Please Listen to Me! 2026-11-12
15 Chapter 15 15: Physical Requirements of a Pitcher 2026-11-12
16 Chapter 16 16: A Beastly Shot 2026-11-12
17 Chapter 17 17: Terrifying Ball Power 2026-11-12
18 Chapter 18 18: The Drifting Two-Seam 2026-11-12
19 Chapter 19 19: One Dares to Call, One Dares to Throw 2026-11-12
20 Chapter 20 20: Give the Senior a Trick 2026-11-12
21 Chapter 21 21: Striking Out Yuki(Bonus Chapter) 2026-11-12
22 Chapter 22 22: Steal the Ace Number 2026-11-12
23 Chapter 23 23: Seido’s Chant 2026-11-12
24 Chapter 24 24: First Game! VS Ichidai San High School 2026-11-12
25 Chapter 25 25: Stealing Tactics 2026-11-12
26 Chapter 26 26: Continuously Torturing the Opponent 2026-11-12
27 Chapter 27 27: First-Year Ace 2026-11-12
28 Chapter 28 28: First Appearance in an Official Match 2026-11-12
29 Chapter 29 29: The Sinful Man & the Man with the Heart — A Perfect Match! 2026-11-12
30 Chapter 30 30: Calmness Unlike a First-Year 2026-11-12
31 Chapter 31 31: A Head-to-Head Battle with the Cleanup Hitter 2026-11-12
32 Chapter 32 32: A Low Batting Average Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Hit 2026-11-12
33 Chapter 33 33: Crazy 2026-11-12
34 Chapter 34 34: Continued Entanglement 2026-11-12
35 Chapter 35 35: First Battle a Success! Three Treasure Chests 2026-11-12
36 Chapter 36 36: Enhanced Strike Strength 2026-11-12
37 Chapter 37 37: One-on-One Starting Lineup 2026-11-12
38 Chapter 38 38: The Kominato Brothers’ Dream 2026-11-12
39 Chapter 39 39: The Passion of the Welcome Game 2026-11-12
40 Chapter 40 40 One Softness, One Hardness 2026-11-12
41 Chapter 41 41: Gold Cutter 2026-11-12
42 Chapter 42 42: The Future Belongs to You 2026-11-12
43 Chapter 43 43: The Upgraded Sense of Oppression 2026-11-12
44 Chapter 44 44: Seido’s Starting Lineup Batting Average 2026-11-12
45 Chapter 45 45: Hit Rate and Penalties 2026-11-12
46 Chapter 46 46: Shameless Sawamura 2026-11-12
47 Chapter 47 47: Sawamura, the Drama Queen 2026-11-12
48 Chapter 48 48: Showdown with Furuya 2026-11-12
49 Chapter 49 49: Furuya at Odds 2026-11-12
50 Chapter 50 50: Teaching Furuya a Lesson 2026-11-12

Seido’s Second Team match at Field B was in full swing.

Sawamura’s performance was eye-catching, especially his exaggerated pitching form.

Every throw was full of spirit.

If Seido didn’t already have someone like Ushijima, the coaches would probably be even more excited about him.

But right now?

Seido had an absurd number of pitchers.

Even so, Coach Kataoka couldn’t bear to waste Sawamura’s talent.

That was why he had still promoted him to the First String.

Yet the moment Sawamura learned that Chris hadn’t made it…

He froze.

Shock.

Disappointment.

Even resentment.

In his heart, Chris was stronger than him.

Chris deserved that spot more.

Because of that thought, Sawamura even tried to go talk to the coach—

But the First String stopped him.

In the end, all he could do was train harder.

To carry Chris’s dream too.

So he practiced.

And practiced.

Until it became excessive.

”This idiot’s overdoing it again…”

Kuramochi clicked his tongue, worried like an older brother.

Masuko, who shared a dorm with Sawamura, also watched silently with concern.

”Sawamura, stop already. It’s time to rest,” Kuramochi called out.

But Sawamura didn’t even respond.

He just kept running.

Kept throwing.

Kept pushing himself.

Like a machine.

No one could stop him.

The whole team felt helpless.

Then—

Ushijima casually weighed a baseball in his hand.

And suddenly threw it.

Whoosh—

A white blur cut through the air.

”Oh—?!”

Sawamura instinctively stopped.

The ball passed right by his face.

”Ah, sorry,” Ushijima said lazily. ”My hand slipped. I was aiming for your shoulder.”

Everyone turned to stare at him.

”Damn it, Ushijima! What are you doing?! You could’ve hurt me!” Sawamura shouted.

Ushijima calmly took off his cap.

”Does it matter?”

”Huh?”

”Is there really any difference between me injuring you…”

”…and you destroying yourself from overtraining?”

Sawamura froze.

Ushijima’s voice stayed flat.

”Chris got injured and couldn’t play.”

”You’re carrying his hopes now, right?”

”But if you keep training like an idiot and wreck your body too—”

”Then what?”

”All the expectations your seniors placed on you will be wasted.”

”You’d just become a burden.”

”A sinner who couldn’t fulfill their promise.”

The air went silent.

”So if you’re going to hurt yourself anyway,” Ushijima continued, ”I might as well injure you now.”

”At least then you’d have an excuse to rest.”

Sawamura’s fists tightened.

”I won’t get hurt!!!” he yelled.

”Oh really?” Ushijima replied.

”I heard Chris said the same thing last year.”

”…And look how that turned out.”

That hit.

Hard.

Sawamura couldn’t say anything.

Ushijima crossed his arms.

”Listen. I’m the team’s ace.”

”The coach trusts me.”

”If you keep overtraining, I’ll just tell him you’re not allowed to pitch the next day.”

”What?!”

Sawamura exploded and rushed over.

”You bastard! Why wouldn’t you let me pitch?!”

Ushijima yawned.

”Hahaha! You’re scared, aren’t you?!” Sawamura laughed loudly.

”You’re afraid I’ll steal your ace spot!”

”I knew it! My talent scares you!”

”You’re using dirty tricks, huh?!”

His shameless delusion reached a whole new level.

Ushijima didn’t even bother replying.

He just ignored him completely.

Seeing Sawamura back to his usual loud, stupid self…

The rest of the team secretly relaxed.

Good.

He was fine again.

From the side, Takashima Rei adjusted her glasses.

”Ushijima really knows how to handle Sawamura.”

Coach Kataoka nodded.

”Threaten his pitching time and he behaves immediately.”

”…We’ll keep using that method.”

Poor Sawamura.

Completely manipulated.

”Alright, that’s enough for today,” Coach called out.

”Training camp starts tomorrow. Everyone prepare yourselves.”

At the word training camp, the older players grinned.

But the first-years had no idea what kind of hell awaited them.

This year, four first-years had made First String.

Two pitchers.

One batter.

And one terrifying two-way player.

The next day, training camp began.

From day one, the intensity skyrocketed.

”Bang!”

The assistant coach smashed balls one after another for fielding practice.

”Oda!”

Ushijima sprinted.

Leapt.

Snagged the ball cleanly out of the air.

Even though he was the ace pitcher, he still trained defense daily.

On non-pitching days, he practiced hitting and fielding—mostly shortstop and center field.

”Smack!”

Nearby, Kominato Haruichi caught another ball.

Without hesitation, he flipped it to Ushijima.

Ushijima reached second base in two quick steps, caught the toss, stepped on the bag—

Then jumped and fired the ball to first.

A perfect double play.

”Wow…!”

”The coordination between those two first-years…”

”It’s just like Kuramochi and Ryosuke’s combo.”

Hearing that comparison—

Kuramochi and Ryosuke both looked extremely annoyed.

Because it was true.

What made it worse?

Ushijima wasn’t just a pitcher.

He could hit.

Play outfield.

Guard shortstop.

Basically anything.

”…So unfair,” Kuramochi muttered.

A monster who could do everything.

That kind of teammate—

Was honestly the most irritating type of all.

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